Zoom has a built-in screen recording tool that, if authorized by the meeting host, allows anyone to record a Zoom meeting. The Zoom meeting can be recorded locally by the free users and saved in the cloud by the premium users.
How to use the Zoom meeting screenshot tool
A recording captures everything, but it [month] can be overkill at times when a simple screenshot will do just as well.
Screenshot of the Zoom meeting
Taking a screenshot in a Zoom meeting is easy because most desktop operating systems come with a built-in tool for taking a screenshot. The tool works universally, that is, it can capture all apps unless they have specifically restricted screenshots (Netflix).
Zoom also has a tool for taking screenshots and it is up to the users to choose whether they want to use the stock screenshot tool on their operating system or if they want to use the tool. screenshot Zoom.
Zoom meeting screenshot – Stock Tool
If you want to use the stock screenshot tool on your desktop operating system to take a screenshot in a Zoom meeting, you just need to know the correct keyboard combination to use.
Windows 10
macOS
macOS allows users to take screenshots of the entire screen, window, or area of the screen. The screenshots are saved in the Pictures folder.
- To take a full screen screenshot, press the Command + Shift + 3 keyboard shortcut.
- To take a screenshot of the active window, press the Command + Shift + 4 keyboard shortcut. When the cursor changes to a crosshair, press the space bar. Click on the window you want to capture.
Zoom meeting screenshot – The native Zoom tool
Zoom has its own screenshot tool, but it is not enabled by default. To activate it, follow these steps. They apply to both Windows 10 and the macOS app.
- Open the Zoom app.
- On the Home tab, click the cogwheel button under your profile picture.
- Go to the Keyboard shortcuts tab.
- Expand Chat.
- Activate the Screenshot shortcut.
- On macOS, you’ll need to grant Zoom additional permissions before you can take screenshots.
- Once enabled, use the Command + T keyboard shortcut to take a screenshot on macOS.
- Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + T to take a screenshot in Windows 10.
Conclusion
The Ctrl + T or Command + T keyboard shortcut is supported by Zoom, and you cannot use it in other applications while Zoom is running. This can be a problem because this same shortcut is used in browsers to open a new tab.
The good news is that if you click on the shortcut in Zoom settings, you can set a different / custom shortcut that doesn’t interfere with other apps.